The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two
Nigerians and a Russian over their involvement a Ponzi scheme which
had defrauded thousands of Nigerians of their hard earned
savings.
The anti-graft agency also recovered a total of N216,402,565.05
from Swiss Golden Investment, an online investment that purportedly
deals in buying and selling of Gold Bars.
The recovery was sequel to a petition the Commission received
from thousands of complainants who alleged that they invested in
Swiss Golden Investment which was advertised as an online
investment that deals with buying and selling of Gold Bars.
The petitioner further alleged that after investing over a
billion naira into the business, the company refused to pay them
any dividend or pay them back their capital.
The Commission picked up one Maxim Lobaty, a Russian and two
Nigerians – Austin Emenike and Dickson Nonso Onuchukwu – in
Lagos.
The trio were subsequently conveyed to the Kano operational zone
of the EFCC for further investigation.
Swiss Golden which is headquartered in Hong Kong was discovered
through investigation to be a Ponzi scheme that was designed to
defraud innocent victims of their hard earned money.
After being drilled at the Commission’s Kano Zonal Office, Maxim
and his co-suspects consented to the refund of the investment.
Subsequently, a total sum of N216, 402,565.05 have now been
recovered.
However, while the investigation was ongoing, it was discovered
that Swiss Golden Company Limited has defrauded over 7,000
Nigerians to the tune of over N3 billion.
An investigation into the alleged fraud is still ongoing and all
efforts are being made to recover the money involved and the
alleged suspects be brought to justice.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two
Nigerians and a Russian over their involvement a Ponzi scheme which
had defrauded thousands of Nigerians of their hard earned
savings.
The anti-graft agency also recovered a total of N216,402,565.05
from Swiss Golden Investment, an online investment that purportedly
deals in buying and selling of Gold Bars.
The recovery was sequel to a petition the Commission received
from thousands of complainants who alleged that they invested in
Swiss Golden Investment which was advertised as an online
investment that deals with buying and selling of Gold Bars.
The petitioner further alleged that after investing over a
billion naira into the business, the company refused to pay them
any dividend or pay them back their capital.
The Commission picked up one Maxim Lobaty, a Russian and two
Nigerians – Austin Emenike and Dickson Nonso Onuchukwu – in
Lagos.
The trio were subsequently conveyed to the Kano operational zone
of the EFCC for further investigation.
Swiss Golden which is headquartered in Hong Kong was discovered
through investigation to be a Ponzi scheme that was designed to
defraud innocent victims of their hard earned money.
After being drilled at the Commission’s Kano Zonal Office, Maxim
and his co-suspects consented to the refund of the investment.
Subsequently, a total sum of N216, 402,565.05 have now been
recovered.
However, while the investigation was ongoing, it was discovered
that Swiss Golden Company Limited has defrauded over 7,000
Nigerians to the tune of over N3 billion.
An investigation into the alleged fraud is still ongoing and all
efforts are being made to recover the money involved and the
alleged suspects be brought to justice.